§ 74. Mr. Mappasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she is aware that 20 per cent. of men engaged in the construction industry claim to be self-employed; and what steps she now proposes to take with the two sides of the industry to ensure that this development should be consistent with good industrial practice.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe number of employers and self-employed in construction in mid-1967 is estimated to have been around 230,000 or 12 per cent. of the total engaged in construction. My right hon. Friends the Secretary of State and the Minister of Public Building and Works are discussing with the industry the proposals in the Phelps Brown Report for legislation to regulate self-employment in the industry.